The Shrinking sands of an African American Beach
James Robinson (Front cover photograph) Jacksonville Beach, FL: High-Pitched Hum Publishing, 2011. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded [stated]. First paperback edition [stated]. First printing [stated]. Trade paperback. XV, [1], 157, [3] pages. Illustrations. Front and back covers have flaps. Map of Amelia Island, Commentaries. Appendix. Notes. Biographical References. Autographed copy sticker on front cover. Signed by the author on the title page. Sticker scuff on half-title page. Annette McCollough Myers is a Fernandina Beach, Florida native. She is a retired educator, community activist, writer and publisher. Annette earned her Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Florida, Master of Science degree from Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, and her Educational Specialist degree from Nova University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The author is an American Beach home and property owner. She lives on historic American Beach, Amelia Island, Florida. The author is a National Indie Excellence Award Winner 2011. The Shrinking Sands of an African American Beach is about the preservation of Florida's historic American Beach on Amelia Island in Fernandina Beach, Florida, and focuses on saving and protecting the community's heritage. This is a non-fiction account and a powerful memoir of the struggles and changing times of the author's 90-plus-year-old historical African American seaside community. During the segregation era, American Beach was a popular beach for African Americans on the coast of Florida. Like other African American coastal communities, American Beach is in danger of disappearing. The community, listed in the National Registry of Historic Places, is the northernmost site of 141 sites on the Florida Black Heritage Trail. This is an engaging chronicle of the history of American Beach and its fight for survival against forces that would uproot their community and see it turned over to developers who overlooked or ignored its significant cultural heritage. Condition: Very Good / No Dust Jacket as issued.
Keywords: Amelia Island, American Beach, African-American, Beach Property, Community Redevelopment, National Register, Sunshine State, Florida, Historic Places, Fernandina Beach, Racism, Jim Crow, Segregation
ISBN: 9781934666784
[Book #85118]
Price: $125.00